Definition for Underpin:

• un-d[. e]r-pin', v.t. to pin or support underneath: to support or prop: to lay stones under, as the sills of a building, for it to rest on.-- n. UN'DERPINNING, the act of underpinning or supporting by introducing a new structure as foundation, the act or practice of placing stones under the sills of a building: the stones so placed, an additional foundation wall: a method of well-sinking where a wall is laid in sections.

Synonyms for Underpin:

• n.

  •
  • predicate,
  • ground,
  • found,
  • construction,
  • assembly,
  • fortification,
  • development,
  • root,
  • build,
  • develop,
  • masonry,
  • assemblage,
  • over,
  • base,
  • building,
  • rest,
  • lay,
  • establish.
  •
  • lie at the heart of something,
  • count,
  • emphasize,
  • matter,
  • dominate,
  • predominate,
  • come before,
  • figure,
  • loom large,
  • signify.

• v.

  •base (verb)
  • station,
  • depend,
  • hinge,
  • plant,
  • derive,
  • prop,
  • construct,
  • locate,
  • stay,
  • set up.
  •confirm (verb)
  • up held,
  • ex plain,
  • giving green light,
  • gives the go-ahead,
  • ex plains,
  • double checks,
  • sub-scribed,
  • sub-scribing,
  • giving the go-ahead,
  • rubberstamping,
  • gave go ahead,
  • circumstantiates,
  • giving go-ahead,
  • gave the goahead,
  • makes sure,
  • ex-plained,
  • give the go ahead,
  • gave the go-ahead,
  • gave nod,
  • giving nod,
  • making sure,
  • signed off on,
  • doublechecked,
  • giving go ahead,
  • ex plaining,
  • rubberstamps,
  • sub scribes,
  • under pinned,
  • sub-scribes,
  • up-hold,
  • thumbsed up,
  • giving high sign,
  • under-pins,
  • ex-plaining,
  • under pins,
  • sub scribed,
  • doublechecking,
  • gives stamp of approval,
  • lapping up,
  • gave high sign,
  • giving the go ahead,
  • giving the goahead,
  • rubber-stamping,
  • de bunked,
  • sub scribing,
  • de bunking,
  • de bunk,
  • laps up,
  • give the goahead,
  • gives goahead,
  • gives the go ahead,
  • giving the nod,
  • giving stamp approval,
  • ex plained,
  • doublecheck,
  • signs off on,
  • under-pin,
  • de-bunks,
  • gives the nod,
  • rubberstamped,
  • sub scribe,
  • signing off on,
  • gave green light,
  • gave stamp of approval,
  • give go ahead,
  • gave goahead,
  • up hold,
  • giving goahead,
  • gave the go ahead,
  • up holds,
  • signs on,
  • giving stamp of approval,
  • gives high sign,
  • gives the goahead,
  • gives go ahead,
  • under pinning,
  • de-bunk,
  • de-bunked,
  • sized up,
  • sizes up,
  • sub-scribe,
  • makes good,
  • double-checking,
  • up-held,
  • gave the nod,
  • gave stamp approval,
  • give stamp approval,
  • ex-plain,
  • de bunks,
  • up holding,
  • up-holds,
  • under-pinned,
  • gives go-ahead,
  • gave go-ahead,
  • give goahead,
  • gives stamp approval,
  • doublechecks,
  • ex-plains,
  • gives green light,
  • thumbsing up,
  • rubber-stamped,
  • up-holding,
  • de-bunking,
  • gives nod,
  • thumbses up,
  • under-pinning,
  • Circumstantiating.
  •contact (verb)
  • underpin.
  •hold (verb)
  • shores up.
  •shore (verb)
  • upbore,
  • up borne,
  • up bears,
  • up-bears,
  • up bore,
  • upbears,
  • up-bore,
  • up bearing,
  • upbearing,
  • up-borne,
  • up-bearing,
  • up bear,
  • up-bear,
  • upborne.
  •support (verb)
  • buttress,
  • back,
  • uphold,
  • bolster.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • erection.

Paraphrases for Underpin:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    buttress.

• Independent

  • Verb, past tense
    Depended, built, Hinged, led, fuelled, Relied, underlie, based, supported.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    supports, underlies, underlie.
  • Verb, base form
    ground, underlie, sustain, substantiate, support, supported, supporting, consolidate, bolster, strengthen, inspire, underline, uphold, promote, endorse, solidify, stimulate, underwrite, enhance, inform, entrench, underscore, subsidise, build, nourish, encourage, nurture, boost, guarantee, ensure, guide, facilitate, confirm, prop, cement, govern, explain, complement, basis.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    implementing, reinforce, corroborate, maintain.

Antonyms for Underpin:

• v.

  • base
    ruin, unsettle, demolish, leave, disestablish, raze, dismantle, destroy, move.

Hyponym for Underpin:

• v.

  • contact
    support, hold, sustain, hold up.